HUMOR: Re-engineering
Charley Bwithheld (cbwithheld@withheld.net)
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 17:49:10 -0500
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>...if the damn manager's would just get out of the way...
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>THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE
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>American and Japanese big business decided to engage in a competitive
>crew race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak
>performance. On the big day, both teams felt ready. The Japanese won
>by a mile.
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>The American team was discouraged by the loss. Morale sagged.
>Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat
>had to be found so a consulting firm was hired to investigate the
>problem and recommend corrective action.
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>The consultant's finding: The Japanese team had 8 people rowing and
>one person steering. The American team had one person rowing and 8
>people steering.
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>After a year of study, and millions spent on analyzing the problem,
>the consulting firm concluded that too many people were steering and
>not enough were rowing on the American team.
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>As the race day neared again the following year, the American team's
>management structure was completely reorganized. The new structure:
>four steering managers, three area steering managers, and a new
>performance review system for the person rowing the boat to provide
>work incentive.
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>At the race, the Japanese won by two miles.
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>Humiliated again, the American corporation laid off the rower for poor
>performance, and gave the managers a bonus for discovering the
>problem.
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